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Five Vegan Recipes from the Past with Cozy Fall Vibes

The first official day of fall this year begins with the Autumnal Equinox on September 23rd, 2023. Welcome the changing of the leaves and…

Sep 13, 2023

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Sep 13, 2023

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10 Vegan Recipes from the Past You Could Serve for Thanksgiving Dinner

President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving as an official holiday in the United States, where it was first celebrated as a nation-wide holiday…

Nov 16, 2023

An illustration and poem on a postcard for Thanksgiving with a carrot and pumpkin on a grassy slope. We come from the Vegetable Kingdom. With greetings for Thanksgiving Day. Should you invite us to dinner, We may feel obliged to stay.

Nov 16, 2023

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Commercial Meat Substitutes that Pre-date Tofurky: The Pioneering Work of George Washington Carver

Introduced for public sale in 1995, Tofurky became one of the best-known meat alternatives in the United States. While meat analogues may…

Nov 23, 2023

An illustration of a peanut plant. Showing the plants stems, leaves, flowers, the root system with peanuts in shells, and peanuts without shells.

Nov 23, 2023

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5 Vegan Apple Recipes from the Past to Enjoy This Fall

Traditionally associated with fall, apples are the main ingredient in many sweet recipes in old cookbooks. Through winter months apples can…

Oct 9

An illustration of two apples and a slice of apple, 1. Ontario, 2. Jonathan. The Jonathan has part of the branch and a leaf connected to the stem. The background is a light cream color.

Oct 9

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5 Vegan Pumpkin Recipes from the Past to Celebrate Fall

Pumpkins are in season in the northern hemisphere. Pumpkins have a agricultural and culinary history, originating in North America…

Oct 11, 2023

A photograph of a medium sized orange pumpkin with the stem cut short. It is placed off center on the ground with an array of colorful autumn leaves covering most of the green grass.

Oct 11, 2023

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Roots, Refined: Mangelwurzel — A Botanical History

Mangelwurzel, or Beta vulgaris ssp. vulgaris, mangold-wurzel, mangel, mangold, field beet, fodder beet, cow beet, is a unique root…

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An illustration of Beta vulgaris, garden beet or beetroot, the plant is light orange, green leaves with white stems. There is an illustration of two green stems and small light colored flowers growing along the stems with green leaves. There are larger illustrations of the flower and a cross section of the beetroot.

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5 Vegan Flavorful Ingredients from History to Add to Your Pantry

Plant based food’s reputation for blandness may stem from 19th century British and American vegetarian food reformers. Connected to…

Nov 6

An illustration of a nutmeg plant with large green leaves. There are two illustrations of mace plants, fruits, their cross sections, some in shells and one with the shell partially removed.

Nov 6

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Plants of Enchantment: The Botanical Folklore of Halloween

Halloween as it was celebrated in the 19th and early 20th century America and Britain incorporated numerous plants into the decorations and…

Oct 30

A postcard “A Merry Halloween” with a little girl blowing a horn standing on grass to the side of three jack-o-lanterns with pumpkin and squash bodies sitting on a large squash on top of hay. There is a black cat standing next to a small orange pumpkin. There is a sliver of a moon with a gray cloud in front of it with numerous stars in the sky. The green landscape has foliage and small hills.

Oct 30

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5 Vegan Hearty Stew Recipes from the Past for Cold Autumn Evenings

Comforting on cold nights, a warm bowl of stew is a nearly universal dish across multiple cultures, and is a cooking technique with a long…

Oct 23

A photograph of small carrots, long carrots, two large whole garlic bulbs, several small cloves of garlic, six chives with green top, and two cucumbers on a dark wood surface.

Oct 23

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In a Nutshell: A History of Victorian Nutshell Crafts

Many varieties of nuts are in season in the fall, and Victorians found the shapes and textures of nutshells inspiring, and created many…

Oct 16

Illustrations of a 52. A half of a walnut shell made into a basket with a handle with a bow and a decorative trim around the edge of the walnut, 53. A walnut wrapped around each side and tied with a bow with a loop to hang the walnut and a bow under the shell 54. A walnut trimmed around one side ending with a bow on the underside of the shell and a bow and loop on the top of the shell.

Oct 16

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Danielle Herring

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I write about the history of plants and plant-based diets, primarily focused on the U.S. and Britain in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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